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Birchall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.08836, -2.01379

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellowleg Bonnet, Jelly Ear, Oyster Mushroom +189 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Yellowleg Bonnet, Jelly Ear, Oyster Mushroom +189 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Oyster Mushroom, Wood Blewits +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-elder, Broad-leaved Dock, Primrose +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Crabapple TrailWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leek Town 31public footpath · 136 m

This is a public right of way that has become extremely overgrown with nettles and debris and is practically inaccessible during the summer.

Public pathpublic footpathLength 136 mSurface mudPath type: path
Bradnop and Cawdry 8public footpath · 596 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 596 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Leek Town 30public footpath · 1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Leek Town 25byway open to all traffic · 124 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 124 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Birchall Lane

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Birchall Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brough ParkUrban park2.5 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park2.2 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Pickwood Recreation AreaUrban park1.5 km→🌱Sparrow ParkUrban park2 km→

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